Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl of Camperdown (25 March 1812 – 30 January 1867), styled Viscount Duncan between 1831 and 1859, was a

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nobleman and politician.

Early life

Hon. Adam Duncan was born in

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on 25 March 1812. He was the son of

Robert Haldane-Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown Robert Dundas Haldane-Duncan, 1st Earl of Camperdown KT (21 March 1785 – 22 December 1859), styled Lord Duncan from 1797 to 1804 and known as Viscount Duncan from 1804 to 1831, was a British soldier and aristocrat. Early life Robert was born on ...

and the former Janet Hamilton-Dalrymple (1783–1867). His paternal grandparents were the former Henrietta Dundas and

Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan Admiral Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan, KB (1 July 17314 August 1804) was a British admiral who defeated the Dutch fleet off Camperdown on 11 October 1797. This victory is considered one of the most significant actions in naval history. Li ...

, a well known British admiral who

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the

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fleet off Camperdown in what is considered one of the most significant actions in

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: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume II, page 518. His mother was the second daughter of

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and the former Janet Duff (a daughter of William Duff of Crombie). Through his brother Hew, he was uncle to Georgiana Wilhelmina Mercer-Henderson (wife of the 7th Earl of Buckinghamshire), and through his sister Lady Henrietta, he was uncle to Wilhelmina Frederica Allen (wife of

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, a grandson of the 1st Baron Ellenborough). He was educated at

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and

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Career

He first entered parliament as a

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for

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in 1837, which seat he held until 1841 when he exchanged it for Bath. He was briefly out of parliament between 1852 and 1854, when he was returned again, this time for

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. He held this seat until he was elevated to the

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in 1859 on the death of his father.

Personal life

On 23 May 1859, Viscount Duncan married Juliana Cavendish Philips, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Whig MP

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and Hon. Sarah Georgiana Cavendish (eldest daughter of

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). Together, they were the parents of: * Julia Janet Georgiana Haldane-Duncan (1840–1915), a notable artist and

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who married George Abercromby, 4th Baron Abercromby. *

Robert Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown Robert Adam Philips Haldane Haldane-Duncan, 3rd Earl of Camperdown (28 May 1841 – 5 June 1918), styled Viscount Duncan from 1859 to 1867, was a British Liberal politician. Biography Camperdown was the eldest son of Adam Haldane-Duncan, 2nd Earl ...

(1841–1918), a

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from 1870 to 1874 who never married. *

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(1845–1933), a philanthropist who married American heiress Laura (''née'' Dove) Blanchard, daughter of

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, in 1888. Lord Camperdown died on 30 January 1867 at the age of 54. He was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son

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. After Robert died unmarried in 1918, the earldom passed the his younger brother

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, upon whose death in 1933 the earldom became extinct.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes.''

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(Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 1, page 1307.

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